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Brad Segal
I am an aspiring medical student with a passion for technology and development. While studying medicine, I have been working on a variety of other projects such as an automated marking and analytics suite for medical exams, a lightweight management software for student-run events and 3D printing of medical models. I am an artificial intelligence enthusiast and aim to work to combine this passion alongside my medical studies
Education
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
2021 - 2016
- Vice President (2018 - 2019), Head of Communications (2017 - 2018) - Wits Students’ Physicians Society
- IT Manager (2017 - 2019) - Wits Students’ Surgical Society
- Class Representative (2017 - Present)
- Best Undergraduate Research Poster (2019)
- Best Physiology & Biochemistry Student (2018) - HS Ebrahim Memorial Award
- Best Physics Student (2017) - Isaac Kushlik Memorial Prize
- Top Ten Ranked Medical Student (2016, 2017)
- Dean’s Merit List (2016, 2017, 2018)
- Golden Key Invitee (2016, 2017, 2018)
Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree
Udacity
N/A
2020 - 2019
- Received due to being a Top Performer in the AWS DeepRacer Tournament
- Software Engineering Fundamentals
- Machine Learning in Production
- Neural Networks - Convolutional, Recurrent, Autoencoders, Transfer Learning
AI Programming with Python
Udacity
N/A
2019
- Received as a Scholarship through the African App Launchpad Programme
- Python Programming - Jupyter Notebooks, NumPy, Anaconda, Pandas, & Matplotlib
- Linear Algebra & Calculus Essentials
- Neural Networks in PyTorch
National Senior Certificate
King David Victory Park Highschool
Johannesburg, South Africa
2015 - 2011
- Head of PR & Communication on SRC (2014 - 2015)
- Summa Cum Laude Academic Excellence Award - Aggregate over 90% in final matric examinations
- 9 Distinctions - English, Mathematics, Afrikaans, History, Information Technology, Advanced Programme Mathematics, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Orientation
- Top 1% in National Results for English & Information Technology
- Tri-Colour Honours - Academics, Debating & Community Service
- Silver and Bronze President’s Award - Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award
Certificates
Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health1
Specialization, Coursera
Imperial College London
N/A
- Introduction to Statistics & Data Analysis2
- Linear Regression3
- Logistic Regression4
- Survival Analysis5
Bioinformatics
Specialization, Coursera
University of California San Diego
N/A
- Finding Hidden Messages in DNA6 (With Programming Honours Track)
- Genome Sequencing - In Progress
AI Programming with Python7
Nanodegree, Udacity
N/A
N/A
Mathematics for Machine Learning8
Specialization, Coursera
Imperial College London
N/A
- Linear Algebra9
- Multivariate Calculus10
- Principal Components Analysis11
Deep Learning
Specialization, Coursera
deeplearning.ai
N/A
- Neural Networks & Deep Learning - In Progress
Tensorflow in Practice
Specialization, Coursera
deeplearning.ai
N/A
- Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning - In Progress
Research Experience
Data Science Researcher Intern
Biomedical Informatics and Translational Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Present - 2019
- Within this position I have worked to provide insight into a variety of medical datasets with a focus on clinical data. I have largely worked to provide automated analytics and dashboards for surgical administrative teams as well as engaging in research aimed towards extraction of clinically relevant features from surgical discharge summaries obtained from the public sector. This research has examined both typical stored values such as procedure codes, ICD codes, etc. as well text mining of free text fields through natural language models to predict outcomes such as patient length of stay.
General Experience
Class Representative
Unit for Undergraduate Medical Education (UUME)
University of the Witwatersrand
Present - 2017
- In this position I have had the responsibility to both organise and represent more than 350 students at faculty level. This has necessitated the creation of mass campaigns to obtain information from numerous individuals, from personal information collection to a variety of voting procedures, all of which has enabled me to accurately and reliably present issues to faculty and find adequate resolutions that benefit the class. This has necessitated a high degree of personal commitment to organisation, requiring the creation of specialized Google calendars, centralized resources and broadcast channels through both WhatsApp & Telegram, all of which have ensured rapid mobilization of information and sharing of related resources. This has in recent years evolved to include full curriculum reviews as well as suggestions that have fed back into the creation of an improved medical syllabus.
Academic Tutor
N/A
N/A
2019 - 2016
- This contractual tutoring position has enabled me to gain an in depth understanding in the communication of ideas and concepts in a manner optimal to the audience at hand, as well as enhancing my ability to organize work both for varsity and in my private capacity. I have tutored both primary & high school students in nearly every subject offered. Since starting I’ve spent over 400 hours tutoring in a one-on-one configuration. In recent years I have also diversified into a private tutor and have had to organise my own network of clients amid a rather busy academic schedule.
Market Trend Analyst
Matuson & Associates
N/A
2016
- Within this temporary position, I operated as an independent trend analyst; meeting with upper management of various companies as well as performing both hands-on and off research and data handling to produce comprehensive reports on the practical implementations and ramifications of policy changes.
Publications, Posters, and Talks
NLP Models for Length of Stay in Surgical Wards at a South African Academic Hospital
School of Clinical Medicine Biennial Research Day
University of the Witwatersrand
2019
- B. Segal, I. Mare, M. Klipin
- Awarded Best Undergraduate Research Poster
Links
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/A35DY7Q87WAA
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/YZPK9GTXY94F
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/Q2R7GS5AV5SY
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/PSBWQMWN9ERV
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- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/AB4TBZQLWV4N
- https://graduation.udacity.com/confirm/43CFE3E
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/specialization/certificate/RXVNMKN2N4GK
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/J894FMSKZNMR
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/5V9HMNJPVT7N
- https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/certificate/FA7SK68QTZES